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Dr Alison Campbell

Role: Lecturer Qualifications: BSc [Hons], PhD Massey TTC Email: a.campbell@waikato.ac.nz Location: R.1.07 Contact: [+64] (7) 838 4798

Research Interests:

Science Education.
Research and postgraduate study are encouraged in the Department of Biological Sciences. All research students acquire basic research skills and a knowledge of techniques, as well as training in specialist disciplines.

See complete list of publications - [as compiled by the Department of Biological Sciences].


See current graduate students.

See Biology Blog.

Selected Publications:

Recent publications & presentations:

Campbell, Alison. (2005). Intelligent Design? Radio New Zealand ‘Our Changing World’ interview 6th October.

Otrel-Cass, Kathrin, Earl, Kerry, Campbell, Alison, Cooke, Penelope. (2005). Evolution for Teaching Website evaluation report. NZ Science Teacher, Number 109, pp 27-29.

Buntting, Cathy, Coll, Richard Kevin and Campbell, Alison. 2005. Student views of concept mapping use in introductory tertiary biology classes. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education. ISSN: 1573-1774 (Online).

Zepke Nick, Leach Linda, Prebble Tom, Campbell Alison, Coltman David, Dewart Bonnie, Gibson Maree, Henderson Judy, Leadbeater Jenny, Purnell Sue, Rowan Linda, Solomon Nika and Wilson Stewart. 2005. Improving tertiary student outcomes in the first year of study. Teaching & Learning Research Initiative.

Campbell, Alison. (2004). Book review: The flight of the huia. New Zealand Journal of Zoology, Vol.31, pp 379-380.

Campbell A, Cooke P, Earl K and Otrell-Cass K. (2004). A New Zealand “Evolution for Teaching” Online Resource. Teaching EARTH SCIENCES Vol 29, Number 3/4, pp 31-32.

Campbell, A.M., P. Cooke, K. Cass & K. Earl (2004) "Evolution for Teaching". Click here to go to the Evolution website.

Alison Campbell (2004) The "Evolution for Teaching" website: communicating the nature of science. Paper presented at the inaugural conference of Science Communicators' Association of New Zealand, Auckland, 23 June.

Alison Campbell & Penelope Cooke (2003) Teachers' understanding and acceptance of evolution. Paper presented at Biolive 2003 (national secondary school biology teachers' conference, University of Waikato, July 7-10 2003).

Cathy Buntting, Alison Campbell, Richard Coll & Alister Jones (2002) Improving biology education for a biotechnology-related knowledge economy. Paper presented at the 3rd NZ Science Education Research Symposium, Wellington.

Cathy Buntting, Alison Campbell & Richard Coll (2003) What do students need to know to study first year biology at university? Paper presented at Biolive 2003 (national secondary school biology teachers' conference, University of Waikato, July 7-10 2003).

Cathy Buntting, Alison Campbell, Richard Coll & Alister Jones (2003) But I didn't do biology at high school. Paper presented at the 34th annual Association for Science Education Research in Australasia conference, Melbourne, Australia.

Cathy Buntting & Alison Campbell (2003) Does concept mapping enhance learning for first-year biology students? Paper presented at the November 2003 conference of the Association of Tertiary Learning Advisers in Aoteroa New Zealand.

Research Publications:

You may like to view publications from 1997 onwards for Dr Alison Campbell